- 1663-02-01 Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo, Filipino Religious Sister of the Roman Catholic Church, born in Bonondo, Manila, Philippines (d. 1748)
- 1788-04-02 Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (Florante at Laura), born in Barrio Panginay, Balagtas, Bulacan (d. 1862)
- 1812-01-06 Melchora Aquino, Filipino revolutionary hero, born in Caloocan, Philippines (d. 1919)
- 1818-03-15 Mariano Álvarez, Filipino general (d. 1924)
- 1837-02-09 José Burgos, Filipino Catholic priest (advocated for greater Filipino self-determination), born in Vigan, Philippines (d. 1872)
- 1856-12-18 Graciano López Jaena, Filipino journalist (La Solidaridad), orator, social reformist, and national hero, born in Jaro, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire (d. 1896)
- 1860-08-06 Fernando Canon, Filipino revolutionary general, poet, and the Philippines 1st National Chess Champion, born in Biñan, Laguna, Captaincy General of the Philippines (d. 1938)
- 1861-06-19 José Rizal, Filipino nationalist and novelist ('Noli Me Tángere', 'El Filibusterismo'), born in Calamba City, Laguna, Philippines (d. 1896)
- 1863-11-30 Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino revolutionary leader of 1896 Philippine revolt against Spain, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1897)
- 1864-07-23 Apolinario Mabini, Filipino political theoretician and 1st Prime Minister of the Philippines, born in Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines (d. 1903)
- 1868-04-04 Felipe G. Calderon, Filipino lawyer, politician, educator, and co-author of Malolos Constitution (of the First Philippine Republic), born in Santa Cruz de Malabon, Cavite, Philippines (d. 1908)
- 1875-11-14 Gregorio del Pilar, Filipino general (d. 1899)
- 1875-12-15 Emilio Jacinto, Filipino poet and revolutionary, born in Tondo, Manila (d. 1899)
- 1877-04-18 Vicente Sotto, Filipino politician and author (Sotto Law, Republic Act No. 53), born in Cebu City, Spanish Empire (d. 1950)
- 1877-10-29 Narcisa de León, Filipino film mogul, born in San Miguel, Bulacan, Philippines (d. 1966)
- 1879-09-25 Lope K. Santos, Filipino writer and Father of the Philippine National Language and Grammar, born in Pasig, Philippines (d. 1963)
- 1883-01-21 Amang Rodriguez, Filipino politician (d. 1964)
- 1889-01-29 Francisco Santiago, Filipino pianist, composer (Taga-ilog Symphony), conductor, and pedagogue, born in Santa Maria, Bulacan, Philippines (d. 1947)
- 1890-02-08 Claro Mayo Recto, Filipino politician, nationalist (opponent of US colonialism) and poet, born in Tiaong, Philippines (d. 1960)
- 1891-11-28 Gregorio Perfecto, Filipino jurist (48th Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court) and politician, born in Mandurriao, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines (d. 1949)
- 1892-05-30 Fernando Amorsolo, Filipino painter (d. 1972)
- 1894-12-26 Antonio Molina, Filipino composer, conductor and music administrator (Ana Maria, Hatinggabi), born in Quiapo, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines (d. 1980)
- 1895-03-23 Encarnacion Alzona, Filipino historian (d. 2001)
- 1896-07-08 Alfredo Carmelo, Filipino aviator, lithographer, and painter, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1985)
- 1898-02-08 Andrés Soriano, Spanish Filipino industrialist (San Miguel Brewery, Philippine Airlines), born in Manila, Spanish Philippines (d. 1964)
- 1901-08-01 Pancho Villa [Francisco Guilledo], Filipino world boxing champion, born in Ilog, Negros Occidental, Philippine Islands (d. 1925)
- 1902-01-25 Pablo Antonio, Filipino modernist architect, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1975)
- 1902-01-31 Salvador Araneta, Filipino lawyer, educator, businessman, and philanthropist, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1982)
- 1902-08-19 J. B. L. Reyes, Filipino jurist (d. 1994)
- 1902-10-21 Hilarion Rubio, Filipino composer, born in Bacoor, Cavite (d. 1985)
- 1903-06-15 (Carlos) "Charlie" Gemora, Filipino-American film make-up artist and actor who specialized in playing gorillas (Murders in the Rue Morgue; The Chimp & Swiss Miss; At the Circus; Road to Zanzibar), born in Negros, Philippine Islands (d. 1961)
- 1904-01-28 Canuplin, Filipino magician and bodabil entertainer (d. 1979)
- 1905-03-24 Pura Santillan-Castrence, Filipino writer and diplomat (d. 2007)
- 1905-09-05 Justiniano Montano, Filipino politician, born in Tanza, Cavite, Philippines (d. 2005)
- 1906-02-17 Ramon Tapales, Filipino composer and conductor, born in Baybay, Philippines (d. 1995)
- 1906-08-26 Ceferino Garcia, Filipino boxer (World Middleweight champion 1939-40), born in Naval, Biliran, Philippine Islands (d. 1981)
- 1907-02-13 Catalina "Katy" de la Cruz, Filipino jazz and torch song singer, born in Bustos, Bulacan, Philippine Islands (d. 2004)
- 1907-12-12 Fred Elizalde, Spanish Filipino composer, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1979)
- 1908-02-20 Leon Lontoc, Filipino-American character actor (The Ugly American; Burke's Law - "Henry"), born in Manilla, Philippines (d. 1974)
- 1908-06-30 Lucino Tinio Sacramento, Filipino composer, born in Licab, Nueva Ecija, Philippines (d. 1984)
- 1909-05-15 Rodolfo Cornejo, Filipino classical pianist, composer, and conductor, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 1991)
- 1911-11-27 Fe del Mundo, Filipino pediatrician and National Scientist of the Philippines, born in Manila, Philippine Islands (d. 2011)
- 1912-05-01 Felipe Padilla de León, Filipino composer, born in General Tinio, Nueva Ecija, Philippine Islands (d. 1992)
- 1912-09-10 Mary Walter, Filipino actress (Shake, Rattle and Roll, Tatlo, Dalawa, Isa), born in Sorsogon, Philippine Islands (d. 1993)
- 1912-12-26 Arsenio Lacson, Filipino journalist and politician (Mayor of Manila, 1952-62), born in Talisay, Philippines (d. 1962)
- 1913-02-11 Lucio San Pedro, Filipino composer ("Sa Ugoy ng Duyan"), born in Angono, Philippines (d. 2002)
- 1915-03-31 Eliseo Pajaro, Filipino composer (The Life of Lam-Ling; Marilag Fantasy), pedagogue, and school administrator, born in Badoc, Philippines (d. 1984)
- 1915-09-08 N. V. M. González, Filipino novelist, short story writer, and, poet, born in Romblon, Philippines (d. 1999)
- 1915-10-11 Florence Finch, Filipino-American war hero who fought against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II, born in Santiago, Philippines (d. 2016)
- 1916-11-12 Rogelio de la Rosa, Filipino actor and politician (d. 1986)
- 1917-01-31 José Maceda, Filipino composer and ethnomusicologist, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2004)
- 1918-01-21 Chichay [Amparo Robles Custodio], Filipino comedienne and actress (Bilangguang puso, Ngitngit ng pitong whistle bomb), born in Tondo, Manila (d. 1993)
- 1918-07-16 Bayani Casimiro, Filipino dancer and actor (Okey Ka Fairy Ko!), born in San Pablo, Laguna, Philippine Islands (d. 1989)
- 1921-10-08 Abraham Sarmiento, Sr., Filipino Supreme Court jurist (1987-91), born in Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippine (d. 2010)
- 1922-05-11 Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera, Filipino Supreme Court jurist, born in Cabanatuan, Philippines (d. 2020)
- 1922-09-03 Rosendo Ejercito Santos, Filipino composer, born in Caridad, Cavite City, Philippines (d. 1994)
- 1924-10-15 Henry Sy, Chinese- Filipino businessman known as the "Philippines' Retail King", born in Jinjiang, Fukien, Republic of China (d. 2019)
- 1924-12-03 F. Sionil José, Filipino novelist (Rosales Saga) and Philippine National Artist for Literature, born in Rosales, Pangasinan, Philippine Islands (d. 2022)
- 1927-02-03 Blas Ople, Filipino politician (d. 2003)
- 1928-03-18 Fidel V. Ramos, Filipino general and 12th President of the Philippines (1992-98), born in Lingayen, Pangasinan, Philippines (d. 2022)
- 1928-07-25 Mario Montenegro, Filipino actor (The Rites of May), born in Pagsanjan, Philippines (d. 1988)
- 1928-11-18 Salvador Laurel, Filipino lawyer and politician (Vice President of the Philippines, 1986-92), born in Paco, Manila, Insular Government of the Philippine Islands (d. 2004)
- 1929-07-02 Imelda Marcos (née Romuáldez), Filipino politician and First Lady of the Philippines (1965-86) who famously collected over 1,000 pairs of shoes, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1929-09-05 Ildefonso P. Santos Jr., Filipino landscape architect (National Artist of the Philippines in Architecture, 2006), born in Malabon, Philippines (d. 2014)
- 1929-09-30 Leticia Ramos-Shahani, Filipino Senator, lawmaker and women's rights activist who led the drafting of the international women’s bill of rights, born in Lingayen, Philippine Islands (d. 2017)
- 1931-10-16 Rosa Rosal [Florence Gayda], Filipino actress and humanitarian described as "original femme fatale of Philippine cinema", born in Manila, Philippine Islands
- 1931-11-23 Oscar C. Yatco, Filipino violinist and conductor, born in Tanuan, Batangas, Philippines (d. 2014)
- 1932-02-20 Adrian Cristobal, Filipino writer (d. 2007)
- 1933-09-04 Palito [Reynaldo Hipolito], Filipino slap-stick comedian and actor, born in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines d. 2010)
- 1933-12-11 Aquilino Pimentel, Jr., Filipino politician (President of the Senate of the Philippines. 2000-01; Senator, 1987-92 and 1998-2010), born in Claveria, Misamis Oriental, Philippine Islands (d. 2019)
- 1934-07-17 Lucio Tan, Chinese Filipino businessman (Philippine Airlines), in Amoy China
- 1934-08-25 Eddie Ilarde, Filipino disk jockey, television host and Senator, born in Iriga, Philippines
- 1935-03-25 Gabriel 'Flash' Elorde, Filipino boxer (featherweight and super featherweight champion), born in Bogo (d. 1985)
- 1935-06-27 Ramon Zamora, Filipino martial arts actor, born in San Juan, Rizal, Philippines (d. 2007)
- 1935-10-06 Charito Solis, Filipino actress (d. 1998)
- 1937-04-19 Joseph Estrada, Filipino actor and 13th President of the Philippines (1998-01), born in Tondo, Philippines
- 1939-02-08 José Maria Sison, Filipino communist
- 1939-04-03 Catalino "Lino" Brocka, Filipino film director (Macho Dancer, Jaguar), born in Pilar, Sorsogon, Philippines (d. 1991)
- 1939-08-20 Fernando Poe Jr., Filipino actor and politician (2004 presidential candidate), born in Manila, Commonwealth of the Philippines (d. 2004)
- 1939-10-05 Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, Filipino Supreme Court jurist, born in Binangonan, Rizal, Philippines
- 1941-02-19 Francisco Feliciano, Filipino conductor and composer (Pokpok Alimpako), born in Morong, Rizal, Philippines (d. 2014)
- 1941-02-25 Ramon Pagayon Santos, Filipino contemporary classical composer, etno-musicologist, and pedagogue, born in Pasig, Philippines
- 1941-06-19 Conchita Carpio-Morales, Filipino Supreme Court justice and jurist
- 1942-11-24 Bayani Mendoza de Leon, Filipino-American musician and composer (Batong-Buhay), born in Manilla, Philippines (d. 2013)
- 1943-09-05 Dulce Saguisag, Filipino politician and former DSWD Secretary (d. 2007)
- 1947-04-07 Eliseo Soriano, Filipino televangelist, born in Pasay, Philippines
- 1948-11-04 Heber Bartolome, Filipino folk-rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bandurria and kubing player (Banyuhay - "Nena"), born in Cabanatuan, Philippines (d. 2021)
- 1949-09-17 Didith Reyes [Maria Avenila], Filipino pop singer, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2008)
- 1950-06-05 Abraham Sarmiento, Jr., Filipino journalist and political activist, born in Sta. Mesa, Manila, Philippines
- 1951-04-18 Ricardo Fortaleza, Australian-Filipino boxer, born in Malate, Manila, Philippines
- 1951-09-29 Mike Enriquez, Filipino broadcast journalist, born in Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines (d. 2023)
- 1952-01-22 Ace Vergel, Filipino actor (d. 2007)
- 1952-04-01 Tirso Cruz III, Filipino actor and singer, born in Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines
- 1953-02-13 Rico J. Puno, Filipino pop singer, born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2018)
- 1953-03-17 Filemon Lagman, Filipino communist revolutionary (d. 2001)
- 1953-11-05 Florentino V. Floro, Filipino judge (suspended from the Philippine judiciary in 2006 due to mental illness), born in Manila, Philippines
- 1954-01-15 Jose Dalisay Jr., Filipino writer, born in Romblon, Philippines
- 1954-05-04 (Raymundo) "Ryan" Cayabyab, Filipino music director, composer, conductor, and pianist, born in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines
- 1954-08-26 Efren Reyes 'The Magician', Filipino professional pool player, born in Mexico, Philippines
- 1955-10-29 Boy Abunda, Filipino journalist and television personality, born in Borongan, Philippines
- 1957-01-22 Rene Requiestas, Filipino actor and comedian, born in Tondo, Philippines (d. 1993)
- 1959-08-27 Leila de Lima, Filipino lawyer, Senator, Chair of the Philippine Senate Electoral Reforms and People's Participation Committee, born in Iriga, Philippines
- 1959-12-30 Alfie Anido, Filipino model and actor (Temptation Island), born in Calamba, Laguna, Philippines (d. 1981)
- 1960-04-16 Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician and Congressman, born in Lantawan, Basilan, Philippines (d. 2007)
- 1962-02-17 Lou Diamond Phillips, Filipino American actor (La Bamba, Stand & Deliver), born at Subic Bay Naval Station, Philippines
- 1962-04-06 Pol Medina Jr., Filipino cartoonist (Pugad Baboy), born in Phillippines
- 1962-12-18 Renaldo Lapuz, Filipino-American singer, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1963-10-02 Maria Ressa, Filipino-American journalist (co-founder of Rappler, 2021 Nobel Peace Prize), born in Manila, Philippines
- 1963-12-29 Francisco Bustamante, Filipino billiard player, born in Tarlac, Philippines
- 1964-10-03 Lisa Macuja-Elizalde, Filipino prima ballerina, 1984-2014 (Kirov Ballet; Philippine Ballet Theatre; Ballet Manila), artistic director, and educator, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1964-10-04 Francis Magalona, Filipino Pinoy hip-hop rapper, songwriter, and television personality (Eat Bulaga!, 1995-2009), born in Manila, Philippines (d. 2009)
- 1965-05-11 Monsour del Rosario, Filipino martial artist and actor
- 1965-07-10 Alec Mapa, Filipino-American actor and comedian (Half & Half), born in San Francisco, California
- 1965-07-20 Jovy Marcelo, Filipino racing driver, born in Quezon City, Philippines (d. 1992)
- 1966-06-24 John Arcilla, Filipino actor (On the Job: The Missing 8), born in Iloilo City, Philippines
- 1967-02-10 Armand Serrano, Filipino animator, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1967-06-20 Francis Reyes, Filipino new wave and Pinoy rock guitarist (The Dawn), broadcaster, and music editor, born in Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines
- 1968-06-21 (Reginald) "Jett" Pangan, Filipino Pinoy rock singer and guitarist (The Dawn), and actor, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1969-08-12 Aga Muhlach, Filipino actor
- 1969-09-29 Angelo Barretto, Filipino racecar driver
- 1970-01-11 Joy Nilo, Filipino pianist, conductor, and composer, chiefly of choral music, born in Oriental Mindoro, Philippines
- 1970-01-12 MiG [Miguel Ayesa], Filipino-Australian rock and theatrical singer and actor (We Will Rock You), born in Manila, Philippines
- 1970-11-15 Susie Ibarra, American jazz and world music percussionist, composer, and indigenous Filipino music preservationist, born in Anaheim, California
- 1971-02-14 Kris Aquino, Filipino actress and TV host, born in Quezon City, Philippines
- 1972-05-01 Bobby Chouinard, Filipino baseball pitcher (first Filipino to play MLB), born in Manilla, Philippines
- 1972-10-10 Jun Lana, Filipino playwright and screenwriter (Shadow Behind The Moon), born in Makati City, Philippines
- 1972-10-27 James Deakin, Filipino-British television host, and automotive journalist, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1974-07-15 Chot Ulep, Filipino musician, born in Quezon City, Philippines
- 1974-11-28 apl.de.ap [Allan Pineda Lindo], Filipino-American rapper and producer (Black Eyed Peas - "I Gotta Feeling"), born in Angeles City, Philippines
- 1975-03-14 Rico Yan, Filipino actor (d. 2002)
- 1975-04-02 Deedee Magno Hall, Filipino-American rocker (Party-Rodeo, That's Why), born in Portsmouth, Virginia
- 1975-08-29 Dante Basco, Filipino-American actor, born in Pittsburg, California
- 1976-04-21 Rommel Adducul, Filipino basketball player, born in Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines
- 1976-06-20 Jerome Fontamillas, Filipino-American rock keyboardist (Switchfoot), born in Pasay, Philippines
- 1976-12-07 Derek Ramsay, British-Filipino actor (No Other Woman), TV personality ("Eat Bulaga!"), and ultimate frisbee player, born in Enfield, England
- 1977-01-12 Piolo Pascual, Filipino actor, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1978-12-17 Manny Pacquiao, Filipino boxer, only fighter in history to win 12 major world titles in 8 different weight divisions and the lineal championship in 5 different weight divisions, born in Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines
- 1979-07-20 Claudine Barretto, Filipino actress
- 1979-10-30 Jason Bartlett, Filipino-American baseball player, born in Mountain View, California
- 1980-08-02 Jose "Dingdong" Dantes, Filipino actor (One More Try) and television host (Star Struck), born in Quezon City, Philippines
- 1980-11-09 Vanessa Lachey, Filipino-born American model, TV personality and actress (Entertainment Tonight; NCIS: Hawaiʻi), born in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
- 1981-04-05 Mariqueen Maandig (Rezner), Filipino-American singer, songwriter, and musician (How to Destroy Angels; West Indian Girl), born in The Phillippines
- 1981-11-13 Mark Cardona, Filipino basketball player, born in Mandaluyong, Philippines
- 1981-11-18 Giancarlo "Gian" Magdangal, Filipino pop singer and stage actor, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1983-02-19 Assunta De Rossi, Filipino actress
- 1983-06-24 John Lloyd Cruz, Filipino Actor, known for "Honour Thy Father" and "Miss You Like Crazy", born in Pasay, Philippines
- 1983-06-28 Maui Taylor, Filipino model and actress (Kool Ka Lang), born in Brighton, England
- 1983-11-06 Janette McBride, Filipino-Australian actress and television host, born in Queensland, Australia
- 1984-01-20 Toni Gonzaga, Filipino singer and actress, born in Rizal, Philippines
- 1984-07-19 Alessandra De Rossi, Filipino actress (Amanda), born in England
- 1984-11-28 Joross Gamboa, Filipino actor
- 1985-02-17 Anne Curtis, Filipino actress and commercial model
- 1985-09-01 Eli-Mac [Camile Velasco], Filipino-American pop singer (American Idol), born in Makati, Philippines
- 1986-03-10 JC de Vera, Filipino actor, born in Manila, Philippines
- 1987-09-06 Ramiele Malubay, Filipino-American singer, born in Dammam, Saudi Arabia
- 1987-12-21 Valerie Concepcion, Filipino actress, born in Tondo, Philippines
- 1987-12-30 Jake Cuenca, Filipino actor and commercial model
- 1988-03-02 Nadine Samonte, Filipino actress
- 1988-07-25 Sarah Geronimo, Filipino pop singer ("Tala") and actress (You Changed My Life), born in Santa Cruz, Manila, Philippines
- 1989-02-05 Cristine Reyes, Filipino actress, born in Marikina, Philippines
- 1989-03-07 Gerald Anderson, Filipino actor and model (Maalaala Mo Kaya), born in Subic, Philippines
- 1989-03-15 Margaret Nales Wilson, Filipino model, born in Bacolod City, Philippines
- 1990-04-19 Kim Chiu, Filipino Chinese actress (Sana Maulit Muli), born in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines
- 1990-10-03 Rhian Denise Ramos, Filipino actress
- 1992-10-17 Sam Concepcion, Filipino performer and actor
- 1993-05-10 Jake Zyrus [Charice Pempengco], Filipino pop and R&B singer, born in Cabuyao, Philippines
- 1994-01-06 Catriona Gray, Filipino-Australian beauty queen (Miss Universe, 2018), born in Cairns, Queensland, Australia
- 1996-10-09 Jacob Batalon, Filipino-American actor (Spider Man - Homecoming; Reginald the Vampire), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
- 1998-01-04 Liza Soberano, Filipino-American actress (Forevermore; Everyday I Love You), born in Santa Clara, California
- 1998-07-31 Bretman Rock [Laforga], Filipino-American social media personality (MTV's Following: Bretman Rock), born in Sanchez-Mira, Philippines
- 1998-08-19 Ella Guevara, Filipino actress (Starstruck Kids), born in Quezon City, Philippines
- 2000-06-03 beabadoobee [Beatrice Laus], Filipino-British singer-songwriter (Fake It Flowers), born in Iloilo City, Philippines
- 2001-06-20 Yuka Saso, Filipino golfer (US Women's Open 2021, 24), born in San Ildefonso, Bulacan, Philippines
History of the Philippines
1. Ferdinand Marcos
2. Manuel L. Quezon
3. Emilio Aguinaldo
4. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
5. José Rizal
6. José P. Laurel
7. Manuel Roxas
8. Elpidio Quirino
9. Ramon Magsaysay
10. Imelda Marcos
11. Liza Soberano
12. Corazon Aquino
13. Manny Pacquiao
14. Rodrigo Duterte
15. Joseph Estrada
16. Vanessa Lachey
17. Maria Ressa